The Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation (BBCF), a 501c3 organization that supports the mission and vision of Brookshire Brothers, Inc., recently announced $133,000 in grants will be distributed to highly deserving nonprofit organizations and educational foundations to help foster stronger communities and families across the states of Texas and Louisiana.
For more than 100 years, Brookshire Brothers has made charitable contributions to aid in the fight against food insecurity and in support of programs and initiatives focused on education, health and wellbeing. In addition to regular donations made by the corporation, the Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation furthers the company’s mission by assisting additional agencies on a larger scale each year. Funded by Brookshire Brothers’ generous vendor partners, the charitable foundation has given away more than two million dollars over the past two decades.
Multiple organizations from the Brazos Valley received their grants during a check presentation ceremony at Brookshire Brothers in College Station, including:
- The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Brazos Valley (Bryan and Caldwell)
- Books from Birth (Hearne)
- BUILD (Texas A&M University)
- Call for Help (Hearne)
- College Station ISD Education Foundation (College Station)
- Progressive Missionary Baptist Church (Hearne)
- Scotty’s House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center (Bryan)
“Our board of directors is truly inspired by everything these organizations are able to accomplish, and we are honored to provide resources to help them further all the good they do," said Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation Board Chairman Sally Alvis.
Other organizations who received grants from the BBCF include:
- Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas (Lufkin)
- Angelina College Foundation (Lufkin)
- Arrow Child & Family Ministries (East Texas)
- Bosque Valley Food Pantry (Valley Mills)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas (Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Crockett, Diboll, Livingston, San Augustine, Silsbee)
- Buckner (Lufkin)
- Burkeville Food Share (Burkeville)
- Caring Christians Sharing Mission (Sour Lake)
- Christian Information and Service Center (Lufkin)
- Concerned Black Men of Lufkin (Lufkin)
- Dublin Goodfellows (Dublin)
- East Texas Cancer Alliance of Hope (Lufkin)
- East Texas Food Bank (East Texas)
- Friends of the Ellen Trout Zoo (Lufkin)
- Gateway Community Partners (Lufkin and Jacksonville)
- General Federation of Women’s Clubs (DeQuincy, LA)
- Greater East Texas Community Action Program (Nacogdoches)
- Hardin County Christian Care Center (Silsbee)
- Heavenly Blessings Food Pantry (Colmesneil)
- Junior League of Lufkin (Lufkin)
- Keniesha R. Beatty Memorial Community Development and Empowerment Center (Woodville)
- Kirbyville Christian Outreach (Kirbyville)
- La Iglesia Apostolica of Beaumont (Beaumont)
- Live Oak Art Center (Columbus)
- Lufkin Creative (Lufkin)
- Lufkin ISD Education Foundation (Lufkin)
- Masa Hope and Community Center (Deweyville)
- Museum of East Texas (Lufkin)
- New Step Outreach (DeRidder, LA)
- Newton Food Share (Newton)
- Repair the Breach Ministries (Cleveland)
- Royal Priesthood Kingdom Mission Ministry (Lufkin)
- Seasons of Hope Center (Lufkin)
- Solid Foundation Association (Nacogdoches)
- The Boaz House (Brookshire)
- The Joseph House (Lufkin)
- The Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance (Lake Whitney)
- The Mosaic Center (Lufkin)
- The Salvation Army of Lufkin (Lufkin)
- The Village Nac (Nacogdoches)
- Transformation Pathway (Dublin)
- United Christian Care Center of Vidor (Vidor)
- Volunteer Services Council of the State Supported Living Center of Lufkin (Lufkin)
- Women’s Shelter of East Texas (Lufkin)
- Zavalla Food Pantry (Zavalla)
ABOUT BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established to fund specific projects that align with Brookshire Brothers’ core values. The foundation has given more than a million dollars to a variety of nonprofit organizations over the past two decades, thanks to the generous support of Brookshire Brothers’ vendor partners who participate in charitable golf tournaments each year.
ABOUT BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS
Brookshire Brothers is a 100% employee-owned, community-centered grocer based in Lufkin, Texas. Founded in 1921, this regional grocery chain operates nearly 120 locations that stretch west to the Texas Hill Country and east to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Though its focus remains on traditional grocery and pharmacy, Brookshire Brothers has complimentary formats that include fuel and tobacco operations, coffee shops and event venues. Brookshire Brothers is committed to quality and service in its stores and is known for its good people who sell good food and do good deeds in the communities they serve. https://www.brookshirebrothers.com/
Courtesy of Melissa Crager
